Photographer's Note

This is really nothing special exept for the fact it’s a sequel to my previous upload. Just another day in another young Nepali man’s life. And having met and spoken to quite a few young Nepali men I can make an educated guess: no employment and no future. Or, if he is lucky enough to have a job, he earns next to nothing. Most workers in Nepal get between 30 and 100 dollars…. per MONTH.

I have written more about Nepali people’s lives in the note to an earlier post. So for now I’ll just add that the top everyone’s dream is to get a job in another country. Most lucky emigrants work in the Middle East, but some travel as far as Poland.

There are recruitment agencies in Nepal that offer that kind of employment. But you have to pay a bribe of several thousand dollars. Try to save that kind of money from your 100 dollar a month wage.

The café with the symbolic name The Third World survived the earthquake. But at least the man in my 2014 photo was looking at a lovely square full of ancient buildings. In this photo you can only see the ruins of the Jagannarayan Temple.

Hello Kasia,
How sad that it is virtually impossible to realize there was an ancient temple at this place. Only a small figure of a lion, or whatever, remains and the top floor seems to be used temporarily for prayers. The broken steps of the staircase speak loudly of the destruction. Lacking someone at the window above the "third world" café the young man to the right enlivens the view. Maybe he is also one of the many young persons having nothing to do during the days. More colourful but less symbolic pictures are seen in the workshops. The old saleswoman looks like she could have been at the same place already during my visit in 1973.
Thank you for your critiques today. Have a nice weekend.
Kind regards,
Gert

Hi Kasia,your note are very interesting. A second post about the local people and life with 3 beautiful and different pics. In effect it's very difficult to live without a work or just for 30-100 dollara at month. But this isn't the only country,i seen the same in Cuba. I like a lot your main pic,and the 2 scenes from the market too. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

The earthquake damage is evident here. The broken steps and the lack of a substantial structure where the temporary tent stands are testament to the prior damage. It's been 15 years since I was in Patan so I can't recall what it used to look like.

Great images, lots of super detail and as in all your shots the clarity is just great. Looks like he'd have hard days ahead or and uncertain future based on current situations there and this makes me feel thankful. It's easy to forget about what we don't see everyday, and I admire this shot for it's message. It should give us all a bit of a reality check..

Excellent photo journalism, and thank for sharing, Congrats
Best regards

Witaj Kasia
A note that makes us reflect on how lucky we really are here in Europe, where most of us do have a Job and a life. Isn't it ironic that Nepali are travelling to Poland for work, when the Poles themself travel to other european countries?
The bleak outlook to the future of Nepali men is conveyd perfectly in this simple composition. The utter lack of any realy interesting point or business with the apt sign of the third world behind the man is so self explanatory.
have a great time
Daniel

Hello dear Kasia and have a nice time
and a happy weekend
at first greetings for your photos
I mentioned 11111 points this number
is very impressive I liked the idea
your photo is very impressive and your
notes are useful and impressive too
I mentioned that most workers in Nepal
get between 3o and 1oo dollars per
month
no comments
regards
Costantino